Snogging Alert: If you'd like a place to cuddle up close with the witch or wizard of your choice, plan a visit to Hogsmeade. Any available corner booth or archway is the place to be. Just ask some of the Hogwarts elite - although you might want to ask them one-on-one since a few weren't with their usual partner.

~xoxo, Gossip Witch

Hermione rolled her eyes as she tucked the piece of parchment into her bag. It was a peaceful few months when Gossip Witch had decided to take a break from tormenting the likes of the Hogwarts elite. "Why couldn't she have just stayed quiet for once?" Hermione mumbled.

"Because that would make life too easy," Harry laughed, sneaking up beside her as she walked down the corridor towards her Muggle Studies class. "Are you planning to visit Hogsmeade with anyone special any time soon?"

She shot him a glance out of the corner of her eye. "Are you asking me to visit Hogsmeade with you?" Hermione asked, cocking a brow as she looked him up and down. "I don't think Draco would appreciate me heading to Snogsmeade with you, and I finally convinced him that you didn't crash into him at the game on purpose."

"I'll have you know that I've already made plans to visit the Three Broomsticks with a special witch this evening," Harry replied, crossing his arms over his chest. "I was just wondering if you and the ferret would be interested in a double date."

"And which witch is considered special this week?" Hermione asked, elbowing him in the side with a smirk pulling at the corners of her lips. "Is it someone I know?"

"Yes," Harry replied, rounding the corner quickly to avoid any more of Hermione's questions; however, he knew he wouldn't be so lucky.

"Oh," Hermione stuttered, taken aback by the bluntness of Harry's response. Usually, he wasn't so forthcoming with information about his personal life. She furrowed her brow as she struggled to keep up with him making their way to the Gryffindor common room.

Harry glanced back and offered a half-hearted smile with a shrug. "We haven't been together long, but I like her a lot."

"So you want to show her off in a dark booth hidden in the back of Three Broomsticks? You know that's never going to end well, especially if Ron or anyone else is there," Hermione laughed, turning her attention to the Fat Lady's portrait and whispering the password. A few moments later, the paint swung open, and the pair could step inside.

"Do you really think Ron will be there tonight?" Harry asked, carding a hand through his hair nervously.

"Dunno, but there's always a good possibility that he'll be there," Hermione replied with a shrug. "Three Broomsticks has the best drinks, and the food isn't terrible, so you're likely to see anyone there. Does it make a difference if Ron is there?"

Harry took a deep breath, wiping the anxious expression from his face. He still wasn't sure how his best mate would take the news, but he also wasn't quite ready to find out. "No, it doesn't. I'm just not sure he will like what he sees."

Hermione stopped dead in her tracks and turned around slowly. "Harry James Potter, you tell me right now who you are planning to take to Three Broomsticks tonight, or I swear to Merlin you will not like the consequences of your actions."

Harry took a significant step back and held his arms up to cover his face. He turned his head to the side and took a deep breath. "Ginny."

~xoxo, Gossip Witch ~

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